Hi everybody

i'm working on the great Coding Challenges Book but i'm struggle with the challenge 27 "Print last lines". We have to add a file to the playground (xcode) with some words then we retrieve the content of this file using contentsOfFile.

I dont really know if i correctly add the file to playground. I have greated a simple file (plain text) that i have added to the Resources file of the playground. Nothing happens. I try with a rtf file added in Ressources or Sources but with no success...

any help?

thank

Hi, any help please?

@twostraws has written a terrific number of articles to help new programmers. Part of the fun of learning is finding the gems that he has sprinkled in and around this fantastic learning site. Maybe finding the answer was part of the syllabus? Something for you to find on your own?

Here's a hint:

See --> How to load a string file...

I just followed these instructions! And now I have working code in a Playground that reads a list of strings from a text file in the resources folder of a Playgrounds file. Awesome!

Give this a try on your own. If you fail, post your code. (Please use the code tags so your code is properly formatted.) Please make sure you comment your code so we can see what you understand and which bits and bobs might be giving you fits.

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thank for our answer. actually, my point was that the solution for this challenge in the book didn't work for me. I precisely followed the first lines of the solution and it didn't work:

func challenge27(filename: String, lineCount: Int) {
   guard let input = try? String(contentsOfFile: filename) else
{ return }

I thought that i haven't correctly created/added the file. I changed with the following and it works:

if let filepath = Bundle.main.path(forResource: filename, ofType: nil) {
    do {
    input = try String(contentsOfFile: filepath)
        print(input)
} catch {
    print("error")
}
}

as it isn't the precise solution of the book, i was wondering